Rate my Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>this will be interesting. i'll give GPA, ethnicity, and etc. but, I want to see if y'all's cumulative application experience can also help judge my possibilities of acceptance to Ivies, namely Columbia and Yale based on my current college acceptances.</p>

<p>Gender: F
Ethnicity: Half Asian (listed as multiracial on applications)
GPA (unweighted): 4.00
GPA (weighted): 5.01
ACT (cum.): 33
SAT critical r: 800
math: 740
writing: 740
SAT II: US hist: 760
Math 1 : 720
Lit : 740
Rank: 5 of 175 in an Academic Magnet High School. School has been ranked 10th in the nation and is in USnews' Gold list. Many students get into selective schools (many, meaning 5-15 each year)</p>

<p>alright y'all, here's the crucial info:</p>

<p>Accepted into:</p>

<p>Washington University in St. Louis by early notification. Did not apply early.
William & Mary by early notification (with promised stipend). Did not apply early.
UC Santa Barbara by early notification (with promised min $6000 schol.) Did not apply early.</p>

<p>and... American, Clemson, and Furman as safeties have accepted.</p>

<p>Oh, and I was deferred by Yale's early action program.</p>

<p>Please use your knowledge! I know it's approximation but the suspense is already killing me!</p>

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<p>What are your EC's?</p>

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<p>music stuff, solo pianist with charleston symphony orchestra, honorable mention SC MTNA, second chair flautist in youth orchestra, 11 scholarships or so by music audition...</p>

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<p>What APs did you take? How would you describe your recs and essays? From what you've given:</p>

<p>HYP = REJECT
Columbia = REJECT
Penn = ACCEPT/WAITLIST (50/50)
Brown = WAITLIST
Dartmouth = ACCEPT
Cornell = ACCEPT</p>

<p>You already have some great acceptances, so don't stress yourself out!</p>

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<p>8 APs - AP Lang 4, AB Calc 4, AP US history 5, AP Psychology 5, AP Gov in prog., AP Econ in prog., AP Stats in prog., AP Literature in prog.</p>

<p>6 years of french</p>

<p>race: half asian</p>

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<p>oh, let's see, essays - one of common app is awesome, other one is not so great. Penn and Columbia have better short answer and essay, HYP - only one good essay. other EC's - teaching in China, assistant choral director, Senior Class secretary, NHS, NFHS, junior intermezzo club, co-pres young democrats</p>